After obtaining my PhD in epidemiology in the EPOPé team, focusing on the impact of socioeconomic factors on follow-up and health care service use in a European cohort of children born very preterm (EPICE-SHIPS), I have worked on several different themes, including the environmental impact of health care systems, and cancer care pathways of patients with severe psychiatric disorders, at the IRDES institute for research and information in health economics.
My current research at CRESS focuses on clinical and social determinants of care pathways and associated costs during the first five years of life after very preterm birth in France, as part of a collaborative project between the EPOPé team and LIRAES (Université Paris Cité), using data from the EPIPAGE2 cohort and national health claims data. I also work on a project studying regional differences in school support for five-year-old children born very preterm in France, using data from the EPIPAGE 2 cohort.
Research interests
- Follow-up of very preterm infants
- Equitable health and care
- Health services research
Key publications
- Seppänen AV, Draper E S, Petrou S, Barros H, Aubert A M, Andronis L, Kim S W, Maier R F, Pedersen P, Gadzinowski J, Lebeer J, Ådén U, Toome L, van Heijst A, Cuttini M and Zeitlin J, on behalf of the SHIPS Research group (2022) High health-care use at age five in a European cohort of children born very preterm. Journal of Pediatrics. 2022;243:69–77.e9.
View publication - Seppänen AV, Sauvegrain P, Draper E S, Toome L, El Rafei R, Petrou S, Barros H, Zimmermann L J I, Cuttini M, Zeitlin J and the SHIPS Research group (2020) Parents’ ratings of post-discharge healthcare for their children born very preterm and their suggestions for improvement: a European cohort study. Pediatr Res. 2021;89(4):1004-1012.
View publication - Seppänen AV, Bodeau‐Livinec F, Boyle E M, Edstedt‐Bonamy A, Cuttini M, Toome L, Maier R F, Cloet E, Koopman‐Esseboom C, Pedersen P, Gadzinowski J, Barros H, Zeitlin J and the Effective Perinatal Intensive Care in Europe (EPICE) research group (2018) Specialist health care services use in a European cohort of infants born very preterm. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2018;61: 832-39. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.14112.
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Theses
Impact of socioeconomic factors on follow-up and health service use up to 5 years of age in a European cohort of children born very preterm
Anna-Veera Seppänen
Promotion : 2017 - 2020
Supervisor.s : Jennifer Zeitlin
